Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Gomphrena nitida Rothrock (Pearly Globe-Amaranth)

Family: Amaranthaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Gomphrena nitida is an upright annual herb with pink and white floral bractlets. The leaves are short petioled and ovate. Gomphrena nitida is similar to gomphrena caespitosa, but easily differentiated from it because the inflorescence is not sessile. Gomphrena nitida is found on dry hillsides and rocky slopes at middle elevation.
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